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UK Womenswear 2019-2024

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Table of Contents

    THE HOT ISSUES

      Market drivers and inhibitors in womenswear

        Main issues in womenswear

          Arcadia’s troubles continue but create opportunity for other retailers in the womenswear market

            Decline of key department stores providing growth opportunity for other players

              Grocers can exploit department stores’ weaknesses

                The gap in retailers targeting convenient, wearable fashion for the 25-44s

                  Retailers must review sizing to offer shoppers consistency and increase reliability

                    New entrants review

                      Strategies for success

                        WHAT PEOPLE BUY

                          Headlines

                            The sector at a glance

                              Overall sector size

                                Overall sector growth

                                  Category dynamics: women's outerwear

                                    Category dynamics: women's underwear

                                      Spend per head

                                        Online dynamics

                                          WHERE PEOPLE SHOP

                                            Headlines

                                              Channels of distribution

                                                Channel preference

                                                  Location preference

                                                    Market shares

                                                      Key metrics

                                                        Shopped retailers

                                                          Retailer profiles

                                                            M&S

                                                              Next

                                                                Topshop

                                                                  River Island

                                                                    Sainsbury's

                                                                      Zara

                                                                        M&Co

                                                                          John Lewis & Partners

                                                                            N Brown

                                                                              Sosandar

                                                                                Competitor dynamics

                                                                                  HOW AND WHY PEOPLE SHOP

                                                                                    Headlines

                                                                                      Who shops and where they are located

                                                                                        Which categories they buy

                                                                                          Channels used by consumers

                                                                                            Fulfilment methods used by consumers

                                                                                              Frequency of shopping

                                                                                                What's important when purchasing womenswear

                                                                                                  Retailer ratings

                                                                                                    Shopping preferences

                                                                                                      METHODOLOGY

                                                                                                        What is included

                                                                                                          Market sizing

                                                                                                          UK Womenswear 2019-2024

                                                                                                          Summary

                                                                                                          The UK Womenswear 2019-2024 report offers comprehensive insight and analysis of the UK womenswear market (including forecasts up to 2024), the major players, the main trends, and consumer attitudes. It provides in-depth analysis of the following - the hot issues impacting the market, strategies for success, market sizes and forecasts, retailer profiles, retailer market shares, consumer data and future outlook. The consumer data is based on our 2019 UK clothing survey, using a panel of 5,000 nationally representative consumers.

                                                                                                          The UK womenswear market is forecast to reach £24.1bn in 2019, with forecast growth of 8.0% between 2019 and 2024. Volume growth will elude the womenswear market in 2019 with volumes staying flat, despite volume contraction over the last two years as Brexit rocked consumer confidence. We forecast womenswear spending to slowly rise over the next five years as Brexit agreements are confirmed and shoppers have more clarity on the effect to their finances and spending power.

                                                                                                          Scope

                                                                                                          - Despite the recent underperformance of some key players, the clothing specialists channel is expected to grow by 0.2 percentage points over the next five years to reach a share of 75.4% of the UK womenswear market in 2024.
                                                                                                          - Half of UK female clothing shoppers agree that they will be spend less on clothing in 2019 compared to 2018.
                                                                                                          - Click & collect delivery continues to grow in popularity, with 35.1% of womenswear shoppers using this fulfilment method in 2019 compared to 31.3% in 2018.
                                                                                                          - ASOS has been the biggest winner in the UK womenswear market over the past five years, with its share rising by 1.6 percentage points to 2.8%.

                                                                                                          Reasons to buy

                                                                                                          - Learn how the weakness of key retailers, such as Arcadia and Debenhams, is impacting the market, and how you can exploit this to form an effective growth strategy.
                                                                                                          - Utilise our in depth analysis of each age group, including average annual spend per head and the most important purchase drivers, to help you to increase spend among your target customer base.
                                                                                                          - Use our detailed analysis of what inspires female shoppers' clothing choices, including the most influential social media channels for each age group, to help identify ways to aquire new shoppers and drive engagement.
                                                                                                          - Find out the rate at which online and offline channels are forecast to grow over the next five years, allowing you to adjust your business models to maximise sales potential.

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